Re #95807 by mackTN on 8/18 at 1:22 pm

Democrats could elect anybody in 08. Must we settle for Clinton II? She’s about 9th in a field of 9, as far as I’m concerned.

I have to agree with Skruff.  I wish more voters would behave as if they were interviewing a job candidate rather than annointing a celebrity.  If we made candidates more accountable to us, the voters, for information and direct responses to questions we ask them, perhaps we wouldn’t elect presidents who behave like kings (or queens).

But we have a middleman between us and the candidates--the press, largely the Traditonal Media, and most of them are infiltrated by either partisan pundits or wannabe celebrities whose perspectives are self-serving.  For example, in the last YouTube debates for Democratic pres candidates, there were hardly any questions on NAFTA, open borders, illegal immigration, population sustainabilty--the most pressing issues of our times next to Iraq and health care.  I can’t believe CNN didn’t receive any questions on those topics, and I’ve asked CNN to print a list of everey question submitted. 

I don’t suppose you can submit an FOIA request to a news organization, can you?

If Senator Clinton were sitting across from me, I’d ask her questions to which I expected the answers.  In job interviews, we are given hypotheticals all the time--for valid reasons.  But this election process is driven by money, spinning, celebrity--factors that should have nothing to do with winning the job. 

If Hillary Clinton had not been married to Bill, she would not be a senator today--and she wouldn’t be running for president.  If Dubya had not been the son of GB, he wouldn’t even be working in public service. 

Logic dictates that one can’t prove something true by mere association:  From Wikipedia--

The logical inverse of “guilt by association” is honor by association, where one claims that someone or something must be reputable because of the people or organizations that are related to it or otherwise support it. For example:

Alice is a lawyer, and Alice thinks highly of Bob. Therefore, Bob must know the law.
Aaron will make a good race car driver, because his friend is a good race car driver.
Mother Theresa was good and a Catholic, so all Catholics are good.

And how about:

Bill Clinton was president, therefore his wife is qualified to be president.

George Bush was president, therefore his sons are qualified to be president.

Given the past 8 years, you would think voters would not repeat the same errors in judgement.

#95785 by Leefeller on 8/18 at 10:36 am
(331 comments total)

Hillary wants to get back in the White House so bad, she has sold her very being to special interests for the opportunity.  Do you for one moment believe she will hold the interests of us, the people over the money interests paying her way? 

The women thing is not an issue, it would be nice to have a women as president, sex of the candidate has nothing to do with it.  Sleeping with special interests means one thing, business as usual.”

Leefeller,

I’m afraid so. In the U Tube debate, when Hillary said she had no problem taking money from anybody because “real people” give it to her, and with her record how could anybody think she could be influenced by money, as my jaw dropped, I heard a cynical “hah” coming from the audience. What is this, hypocrisy, naivette, total lack of self-awareness or what? Whatever it is, we don’t want it in a president.

Hillary,

Wants to get back in the White House so bad, she has sold her very being to special interests for the opportunity.  Do you for one moment believe she will hold the interests of us, the people over the money interests paying her way? 

The women thing is not an issue, it would be nice to have a women as president, sex of the candidate has nothing to do with it.  Sleeping with special interests means one thing, business as usual.

The only change you will see, is less in your pocket.

Re: #94317 by samuel burke on 8/12 at 3:14 pm
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in islam, the west has found an unflinching enemy that will not compromise its principles.

the west has no principles by which it governs itself other than whats expedient for the moment.
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First, let’s define “islamist principles.” As an outside observer, it seems to me that islamist principles are founded upon primitive, superstitious, tribalistic, totalitarian, murderous, terrorist, suicide bombing, psychopathy!  Not much different than christian principles.

Second, let’s be a bit more candid about Western principles.  As a Western, yet outside, observer, it seems to me that they would be founded upon getting money and power, and keeping it forever, at any cost!

So, the question is begged - in the long run, which is more likely to prevail - the principles that support killing yourself so that you can kill others who won’t join your tribe, or the principles that support the getting money and power and keeping it forever, at any cost?

Somehow, I don’t see those governed by Western principles being much worried about those governed by islamist principles.  In fact, I’m quite sure that Westerners will have little trouble exploiting islamists for the West’s purposes, and the islamists won’t even know it . . . even after they gladly find themselves with a Whopper in one hand and a Coca-Cola in the other.

We are the West, you will be assimilated, resistance is futile.  Madison Avenue hard at work!

Doug Chalmers:

I’m sure when things have settled down, we won’t be subjected to such an intense level of scrutiny. 

But Truthdig was in danger of losing its forum to a couple of tricksters whose intention was to make this an unpalatable forum for discussing ideas. 

If I lose a couple of posts in the process, so be it.  It’s worth the sacrifice.

#95592 by mackTN on 8/16 at 9:41 pm: “...I have no problem with differing points of view.  This is an open forum designed for debate on the issues stimulated by the article that is published. .......People do want to talk about the content of these articles and not wade through reams of nonsense, knowing full well that to make any comment is pointless, as it will be drowned in another stream of devil talk. ........I’m beginning to think you are all one person registered under different names....”
#95577 by Goshspeak on 8/16 at 7:50 pm: “...Anybody noticed that Godsend’s spittle comes up and many other posts only show the names with no comments...”

Well, Goshspeak, that is what a blog looks like when the moderator or administrator has pruned the off-topic or offensive comments. Pity they took so long and someone had to “throw down the gauntlet” so to speak. If there is to be any Truth on Truthdig, there has to be some adherence to psoting guidlines - and the administrator has to enforce them. Otherwise interested commenter (and readers) don’t get a chance......

Especially with the recent 3 or 4 Hillary Clinton topics, mackTN, I think that Truthdig has managed to allow Karl Rove Republicans to covertly subvert the topics and spoil them for others with their over-posting and irrelevant comments. If Scheer wants to promote his GOP friend, Arnie Swarzenegger, then he only has to put his picture on the front page, not have his stormtroopers camping here.

You wouldn’t think anyone in California voted for Barbara Boxer the way things have turned out on Truthdig. This topic has 2 pages and, so far, they have only cleaned up the first page. But so-called Truthdig have deleted some of my postings in other topics as well - and have been brutally repressive of my on-topic and relevant free speech in that regard.  Again, some one of Scheer’s friends’ private agendas have been obviously pandered to. That’s not very nice.

Thank goodness, it now looks like Truthdig is doing some moderating and returning the forums to people who can be respectful of others with different views.

I have no problem with differing points of view.  This is an open forum designed for debate on the issues stimulated by the article that is published.  It would be a dull, boring, undemocratic forum if only one point of view dominated.  Additionally, I don’t learn what other people think; then I don’t learn.

But accusing people of speaking through snouts and being satan and all that bs solely and repeatedly and whereever there seems to be a critical article about Hillary Clinton appears deliberate...besides being stupid, off topic, and rude.  It makes this site worthless, which is perhaps your intention.

People do want to talk about the content of these articles and not wade through reams of nonsense, knowing full well that to make any comment is pointless, as it will be drowned in another stream of devil talk.

If you have a private argument, why not take it to your private email.  Why do the rest of us have to be subjected to it? 

I’m beginning to think you are all one person registered under different names.  For someone who has posted as much as you have and who’s been registered for such a short time, I’m surprised this is all you have to say. 

Whereelse but on the internet where you can be anonymous would you dare to act out like this?  Either you are off your meds or you need some.

#95442 by Skruff on 8/16 at 10:12 am: “… ‘hire a president” ....I adamently disagree. These folks are our employees ...... the president is an “employee” who is in office at the pleasure of the people. The word “leader” appears nowhere in that document, nor does the word “privlege” .....They work for us, at our pleasure...”

I would ask you two questions, Skruff:-
1. What president ever behaved like an employee?
2. What group of ordinary people ever behaved like a board of directors?

You are trying to use a corporate model to describe governing the country and you see now what the problem is. In fact, it is in having a congress and a senate filled with “employees” as you have wished which has put us all in the very worst situation. They are just being used and manipulated by the ‘decider’ president even if they have an opposition majority.

Yes, I agree that “fire with cause” is a valid idea but ‘we, the people’ already had an executive meeting some time ago and failed to act on a “one-term-discharge” - and so here we are. That is clearly incompetence of the board to allow a criminal president and his executive clique to continue in office to the detriment of the ‘shareholders’ of the body politic.

And, it a 45 gallon drum, not a 55 gallon drum of “tar”. I wish you luck with the “angry people and some feathers” but you’ll find that they’re hard to handle. The kind of action we need is for people to be upstanding in being more responsible in every way as well as being totally unwilling to take being treated as dirt in their own country by their own “board of management”.

Perhaps a better idea would be to cut your losses by selling out and leaving corporate affairs to the new owners? That is, the Chinese, the Japanese and the European stockholders! Then again, haven’t the majority of America’s shareholders already effectively sold out on them selves and their and their childrens’ futures a long time back?

#95438 by Frank

Short answer: Yes.

That’s a good one. There are other ones, too.

The scary part is that a tin-foil-hat knucklehead like Kucinich wouldn’t lie about not using them, and then not allow the use of one when it’s absolutely required.

Kucinich is right on! He’s intelligent, ethical and the most honest of the democratic candidates. He’s liberal and I fully support a “strength through peace” foreign policy. Hillary is a Thatcher in the making if there ever was one. Vote Kucinich!!!!!

’Can you not imagine a scenario where the use of a nuclear weapon, of any yield or magnitude and application, might need to be employed?”

Short answer: Yes.

Imagine that we know with certainty that Al Quaida operatives are hiding out in caves with a cache of militray grade bio-weapons acquired on the black market, preparing to deploy them in a widespread attack on western targets throughout Europe and elsewhere. We know the location of the cave network where they are but have only a few hours to eliminate this threat before the weapons are moved by scores of differen human carriers and we potentially lose track of some or all of them. We have nowhere near enough time to plan and mount an assault by conventional forces that can succeed. Conventional airstrike will not work either, as no conventional bombs have the power to penetrate deeply enough into the caves where the terrorists and weapons are located. 

The only hope in preventing dozens of bio-weapons attacks across European cities is with a nuclear bunker buster missile that can be launched immediately and has a nearly 100% chance of destroying the underground targets with minimal radiation and damage above ground.

Would any responsible Presidential candidate absolutely rule out the use of a tactical nuke in scenarios like this? No, they wouldn’t. They would only lie about it for the sake of getting the left vote.

#95350 by Skruff on 8/16 at 4:28 am: “...I do believe you have placed your finger directly on the problem.  US citizens seem to be intent on “annointing a savior” rather than hiring an employee.  .......AND over all, the absolute worst slate of candidates from both parties in my lifetime.

Maybe, maybe not, Skruff. At least Hillary has put effort into remaking herself and has something to offer. Her past sins are not Bill’s sins and might yet be forgiven her. At least, she is willing to put in the hard yards to make positive change happen - and for as many as she can. The rest, I agree, are representative of various levels of disappointment - or toxicity.

But for “annointing a savior” or “hiring an employee”, neither ideas are clever. As you say, though, too many do want to just leave the thinking and the hard work to someone else. Quite frankly, I don’t really blame them as it is a really awful mess to have to confront. The trouble is that we all do have to now - as the ‘bill’ for the last 100 years never mind the past 7 years is being presented to us.

One thing you can’t do, in all honesty, is to “hire a president” - unless you are the CIA, and they do that all the time, duh. Someone has to offer their services. You are then lucky if you have a choice but there will be those with unbridled ambition and total self-centredness and maybe one or two who do have the country and its citizens at heart.

There is one on offer that I know of who at least is amongst “the best qualified and the most experienced”. Choose wisely, eh?

‘Can you not imagine a scenario where the use of a nuclear weapon, of any yield or magnitude and application, might need to be employed?”

Short amswer: No.

Let’s turn it around: Would you be willing to risk the human race just to get even? Not to mention the ‘collateral damage’ to the planet generally.

I wonder if WW2 Japan had had the retaliatory capability, would they have used it?

Be careful what you wish for. Given India, Pakistan, North Korea, Israel, and Russia that we know of ...

#95096 by Skruff

Open sites invite open expression.  While I regret some of the opinions expressed, they are indeed valid “opinions” assassinating posters because they do not conform to some (IMHO imagined) order of internet protocol is (again IMHO) facism.

I do believe you see the irony in the “progressives” who want to stifle freedom of expression.

This topic has become disappointing to post in yet the wankers at blog HQ at Truthdig merely add a few Smileys to their own favorite commenters’ postings instead of pro-actively administering it. Pathetic! Then Scheer + co. whine about Hillary not ‘pro-actively’ administering everything in Washington even though she is not yet president. Unbelieveable!

So much for the California lifestyle these days that the politically-correct obsessed trendies must compulsively insist that their Democrat president-to-be mouth only exactly that which exactly fits their pre-conceived narrow formulae about nuclear weapons. Meanwhile, heading towards another war in Pakistan and with Obama’s assistance, yet.

Regardless of the consequences, editorial fools like KS and Scheer then proceed to vivisect Hillary over the slightest perceived error rather than questioning their own all-pervasive clique’s abysmal ignorance of correct procedure in politics or government never mind the adroit application of “the art of war” in foreign affairs.

Thus, attacking mercilessly and flagellating their only future presidential saviour, they fail utterly in any comprehension of the superior “art of peace” about which they seem to have never heard. So much for the pretend-to-be Buddhists of West-coast USA. Are they following Barbara Boxer or Arnie Swarzenegger? I tell ya - they can’t really make up their minds in “Cally-fornia”, these days!

#95063 by mackTN

It’s rude to take up reams of comment space and dominate commentary by arguing with posters who have agendas.

Everyone has an agenda. Even you, mack. Your problem seems to be accepting the need for a contrarian viewpoint. Absent that, what is left? A chorus of sycophants. What good is that?

This meta-discussion is sorely lacking here. You should be thankful for it.

It’s rude to take up reams of comment space and dominate commentary by arguing with posters who have agendas.  You, Lilmamzer repelled other posters with other points of views about the article at hand because you chose to confront an idiot--like you were going to change his mind or something. Or maybe you two work together with the intention of preventing discussion about certain articles. In any case, I hope Truthdig gets rid of the both of you. 

If you continue in this vein, you will be banned from commenting here.  I’m not the only one who has complained about this behavior.

#94974 by Douglas Chalmers

Yes [Douglas Chalmers]

“plant” “Rovian” “tactics” “tools” “smear”

It never ceases to amuse me (and not without some morbid interest, either) to see the streak of paranoia that runs through the landscape of the far left, and evident here especially. Any poster with a point of view that may deviate from the party line simply has to be a ‘plant’ or a paid agent provacateur. It couldn’t be the voice of an individual with his or her own ideas - that would contradict the myth of ‘unseen forces’ - and threaten the left’s cherished tenet of groupthink.
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but ‘lilmamzer’ has managed to actually say something too

No way!
Does that mean I haven’t been a good plant?

#94902 by PaulMagillSmith on 8/14 at 2:16 pmFrankly though, I believe lilmamzer might be a ‘plant’ in the vein of Rovian tactics, which use the tools of smear & slander to intentionally distract from the discussion at hand....” --------->

Yes, and posting repetitively at length taking up page space but ‘lilmamzer’ has managed to actually say something too. Kucinich has been “the perfect ‘useful idiot’ for the Democrats” (#94899 by lilmamzer on 8/14 at 1:58 pm) but they are now sadly using him to attack each other in this article re the Truthdig interview. The idea of having a WOMAN for PRESIDENT seems to frighten some of them, too......

“No matter how idyllic his message, it will never make it in the world of realpolitik....... The majority of American citizens ‘get it’. That is why Kucinich will never go anywhere...” (#94932 by lilmamzer on 8/14 at 5:42 pm)

#94912 by noodle

It’s really very simple. Let all the candidates just say “We (the U.S.) will never be the FIRST to use nuclear weapons no matter what the provocation.”

This discussion is a waste of time. It is emblematic of the spiraling off-ramp that has trapped the left and the Democratic party into irrelevance. It’s a political dead-end.

The US has no need to prove its bona fides as a free nation among free nations. The US should never make promises it might not be able to keep. Can you not imagine a scenario where the use of a nuclear weapon, of any yield or magnitude and application, might need to be employed?

If you cannot, you would have no business making policy decisions affecting the security of this nation or any of the many allies depending upon us for their security.

The majority of American citizens ‘get it’. That is why Kucinich will never go anywhere. No matter how idyllic his message, it will never make it in the world of realpolitik.

It’s really very simple. Let all the candidates just say “We (the U.S.) will never be the FIRST to use nuclear weapons no matter what the provocation.”

RE: #94890 by globalwarmingsucks on 8/14 at 1:02 pm
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“Well, from the perspective of someone who literally joined Truthdig only moments ago, it seems as though mackTN is making the most sense. lilmamzer, while you might not lie about your intentions to fight bigotry, I can’t fail to notice your glancing references to our country becoming an “Islamic hellhole”. Honestly? You think you’re somehow less of a bigot? mackTN’s right, you guys have only distracted so far.”

I have to agree with you here AND also what you said mackTN RE: #94868 by mackTN on 8/14 at 11:28 am
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“Why oh why are we so naive?  We fall for it all the time.  Don’t you know, people, that these campaigns have “fast-response” posters whose job it is to distract attention by posting bs in response to certain articles?”

After viewing some of his/her posts (lilmamzer) I even mentioned the same thing way back on this post #94550 on 8/13 at 10:03 am

“This has been a pretty nasty & vile thread, folks, and likely inspired by a foolish hypocrit named lilmamzer....”

(Sorry, as a new poster globalwarmingsucks, that you had to step into a thread like this. Unless we get the occasional rightie ‘schill’ the posts are usually more on topic, informative & energetic, but civil)

“Frankly though, I believe lilmamzer might be a ‘plant’ in the vein of Rovian tactics, which use the tools of smear & slander to intentionally distract from the discussion at hand.”

Just to show I was on topic I will repeat a few key sentences, with just one addition to clarify, to wit: All Jewish people are not neo-Con Zionist fascists AND not all Zionists are Jewish.

Back to the topic at hand:
RE: #94550 by PaulMagillSmith on 8/13 at 10:03 am
(119 comments total)

“DEFEND does not mean or equal ATTACK. Historically fascist regimes attack and democracies defend. Which do we want to be? 

We weren’t talking of an article about the Jewish or Islam (although I will admit there are some related issues involved). The discussion at hand is about the pre-emptive (OFFENSIVE) use of nuclear weapons.

As a matter of undeniable fact we are already using nuclear WMD (OFFENSIVELY) in the form of DU (depleted uranium) in the middle east, and have been doing so since the first Gulf War in 1991.”

I value other people’s opinions on the topic of pre-emptive use of nuclear weapons of any kind. My opinion is they are too deadly to both sides in a conflict from a medical, legal, humanitarian, and political standpoint, and should not be used...EVER.

Can we continue the discussion ON TOPIC from here?

lilmamzer is much more of a devilish and gross obscenity than he is a racist bigot. His kind can usually only be de-fanged by exorcism. Of course, a wooden stake through the heart or silver bullet has been known to do the trick on occasion - but he’s a lot more devilish and deceptive than a vampire! Melting also is sure to work. Yahweh usually gets these things right! The mere mentioning of the Name ( HaShem, or ‘Jesus the Christ’ ) will also drive them insane with rage. They have been known to stampede into the nearest body of water to drown themselves! Oh, wait - that’s swine (with a snout) - into which their demons escaped.

#94890 by globalwarmingsucks

lilmamzer, while you might not lie about your intentions to fight bigotry, I can’t fail to notice your glancing references to our country becoming an “Islamic hellhole”. Honestly?

Honestly. It could happen. There are people working hard to make that a reality. Kucinich is the perfect ‘useful idiot’ for just such an outcome.
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You think you’re somehow less of a bigot?

I’m not a bigot at all.
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I’m all for ending biases and prejudices (although, to be fair, I don’t think bickering with Godsend will accomplish that)

Nothing will change Godsend’s mind, but the point has been missed by you: when there is blatant and crude bigotry posted right in front of you and you simply step to the other side of the street without making at least a token response, you might as well just give up. You send the message that it’s OK, just let it ride, it’s not offensive enough to merit any kind of denunciation. And so the shame is on you for that. It’s called sticking up for what’s right.
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but that’s entirely irrelevant to this friggin’ sweet article that’s been posted. mackTN’s right, you guys have only distracted so far

Multi-threaded comments can be interesting and challenging. To rigidly insist on a ‘topic party line’ shows a lack of intellectual agility and imagination. If you ever could impose such a paucity of outlook on what should be a freewheeling exchange of ideas, it would be a shame, but not at all alien to leftist modes of thought.
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On topic: I love Kucinich. Apparently lilmamzer’s only problem with him is he’s to leftist, as though that makes him a less rational or honest man.

It’s not that he’s on the left, it’s that he’s a lightweight, and hasn’t a firm grasp of much of what he needs to in order to engage in serious policy-making. We’re all better off that he has no chance of ever becoming a chief executive in this country.
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Everything he says is born of sound logic and thorough research.

The vast majority of even left-of-center voters disagree with you on that. That is why Kucinich isn’t going anywhere.

http://www.crescentandcross.com/

Hate the Devil? Why would anyone hate the Devil - or his Zionist worshipers, running the Rogue State of Israel?! (theirs is a sordid and shameful history and littany of inhumane and inhuman behavior, far too long to list here). Do they deserve the hate of humanity and annihilation by Yahweh? You betcha!

There is no country in the world where ‘Regime-change’ is more desperately needed than Israel! Problem is, every time they change the Regime, the new one is worse than the previous one! What irony that Jews will yet again be victims of Nazism - the new and improved and home-grown variety: Zionism!

Not to worry, Yahweh will take care of ‘the rebellious house of Israel’, in His usual, very effective manner! It will be the Final ‘Regime-change’ in Israel. The world just has to wait, watch and try to get out of the way.

Sewer-rats like lilmamzer will be scurrying out of the penetrating light. They can run but they can’t hide!

Well, from the perspective of someone who literally joined Truthdig only moments ago, it seems as though mackTN is making the most sense. lilmamzer, while you might not lie about your intentions to fight bigotry, I can’t fail to notice your glancing references to our country becoming an “Islamic hellhole”. Honestly? You think you’re somehow less of a bigot? I’m all for ending biases and prejudices (although, to be fair, I don’t think bickering with Godsend will accomplish that), but that’s entirely irrelevant to this friggin’ sweet article that’s been posted. mackTN’s right, you guys have only distracted so far.

On topic: I love Kucinich. Apparently lilmamzer’s only problem with him is he’s to leftist, as though that makes him a less rational or honest man. Everything he says is born of sound logic and thorough research. I recognize his chances of winning are slim, but I think it’s unjust, because he’s the best candidate I’ve seen yet.

Sorry.  But the posts are so ridiculous that I refuse to even enter into a dialogue with something so ridiculous and off the mark.  All that does--as this does as well--is distract people off topic.  I’m surprised anyone gave him the pleasure of response.

If enough people report objectionable commenting, we’ll ensure that these threads stay focused with sincere dialogue from all perspectives.

#94879 by mackTN

You see how they take over these discussions?

There is an object lesson here for the far left, mackTN, and so far, at Truthdig and every other far left venue I have seen, the disgrace has been the failure to confront the most obscene bigotry right under their noses.

In this case, you make clucking noises but say nothing substantive about Godsend the many bigots here parroting his paranoid scapegoating, further proving my point about the failure of the left wing media.

You may wink and nod and at most pay lip service, but in the end you bring discredit upon the entire so-called Progressive movement for your collective failure.

You just can’t have it both ways.

You see how they take over these discussions?

#94873 by GodSend

Who wants who to win in 2008 is no longer relevant - if it was ever relevant. The only unresolved question is whether or not Zionists will be able to ‘elect’ one of their (many) candidates to the office of the president.

So much paranoia, so much anxiety, so much pure hatred.

It must suck to be you.

#94822 by GodSend

The Devil speaks through lilmamzer’s snout - only lies, deception, filth, obscenities and blasphemies emerge! “Get thee hence!” (that means SCRAM! in modern English)

How very medieval of you.

Who wants who to win in 2008 is no longer relevant - if it was ever relevant. The only unresolved question is whether or not Zionists will be able to ‘elect’ one of their (many) candidates to the office of the president.

If Bush becomes the ‘Dictator-in-Chief’ (most likely scenario), there won’t be an election. There will be a military coup (eventually) to put him out of our misery.

If Ron Paul wins, America will get an ‘extension’ of time, that’s all.

If the Zionists succeed in ‘electing’ the next president, it doesn’t matter if it’s a Republican, Democrat or Independent. The ultimate fate of America is sealed! There may be a Revolution (especially if there is a Military Draft) to make things more interesting - sorta goes hand-in-hand with the Grand Depression! (already in progress)

Hillary’s posturing and pandering makes me nervous, and I would be loathe to vote for her even if she won the primary. 

When we will learn?  We’ve already elected one guy who was a candidate only because of his relationship with another president.  If Bill had divorced Hillary as he wanted to long ago, she wouldn’t even be a senator, much less running for President. 

If she wins the primary, the Republicans will make a laughingstock of this and they desperately want her to win.  they can beat her, easily.  Why do you think Rove has left office?  He’s going to help drive up her numbers like crazy.  He’s invested in securing the Bush legacy and keeping all the Iraq stuff in friendly hands--not Democratic hands.

Why oh why are we so naive?  We fall for it all the time.  Don’t you know, people, that these campaigns have “fast-response” posters whose job it is to distract attention by posting bs in response to certain articles? 

Please think.

“No one comes to the Father except through Me” (Jesus the Christ)

‘No one’ means not ANYONE - be they ‘Christian’, Jew, Hindu, Buddhist, Taoist, Zionist (worshipers of Satan), agnostic, ecumenist, theist, or any other ‘ist’ who denies the Deity of Christ (to the exclusion of all other gods!) What could be more clear?!

“I and the Father are One” (so much for Judaism)

“When you have seen Me, you have seen the Father”

The Devil speaks through lilmamzer’s snout - only lies, deception, filth, obscenities and blasphemies emerge! “Get thee hence!” (that means SCRAM! in modern English)

PMS:

I read your post and I don’t SEE any area of disagreement! Yes, real Jews have to stop the abomination of Zionism dead in its tracks - before they fall victim to it. Zionism is the real enemy of the Jews! (SEE Alan Hart’s book: “Zionism: The Real Enemy of the Jews")

DECEPTION ( even of the ‘elect’ ) marks the End Times - and there is plenty of it going around these days - including 50 million or so-called ‘Christians’ (CUI). Hey, this is all prophecy being fulfilled!

#94805 by GodSend

They deny the Deity of Christ. That makes them enemies of God and of Jesus the Christ (God).

Yep. Along with Muslims, Buddhists, Zoroastrians, Hindus, Bahai, and everyone else on the planet.

And the best part of it all, Godsend, is that while most of these people don’t mind peacefully coexisting with Christians, the truth is they just don’t care about Jesus.

God, in his infinite wisdom, has granted the human race with many different paths to spiritual fulfillment.

It’s a big world. Deal with it.

Deal with it.

The ‘blame’ for the world’s predicament and coming Judgment falls on Zionists and their god, ‘the god of this world’ - known as the Devil!

Zionists are NOT real Jews (real Jews are Torah Jews - they obey Yahweh’s commandments - well, at least try to, sort of)

Zionists worship Satan in the “Synagogue of Satan”. They are the ‘rebellious house of Israel’ who will be MELTED in Yahweh’s furnace. (Ezekiel)

What about Judaism and real Jews?

They deny the Deity of Christ. That makes them enemies of God and of Jesus the Christ (God). Followers of Christ and real Jews (as well as Zionists and others) mix like oil and water! Where does the leave ZioChristians? It leaves them on the road to hell! - following the likes of Hagee and other so-called ‘Christian’ leaders who support the Rogue and Satanic State of Israel!

“There will be gnashing of teeth” - and lots of MELTING! (soon).

Who is lilmamzer? He is a soulless, living obscenity and offspring of the Devil! (a Son of Darkness). He is a shining example (Luciferian light) of what Zionists are like - UGHH! Don’t get too close!

#94784 by Kem Patrick on 8/14 at 4:20 am: “...Douglas Chalmers on 8/14 12:33am blasts Paul M smith for writng the truth. I read that article Paul quoted and he is correct. The Christian churches do suport Zionism and that is what Paul was conveying. Why state Mr. Smith is guilty of anything, I understood his message and it was a good one. I think you may have mis-understtod what he meant....” ------------>

Well, Kem Patrick, it looks like you and I both started in about the same way here - finding out the hard way just how lax and shoddy Truthdig really is despite their “Best Political Blog” of the year award. Never mind, perseverance brings rewards. They profit and get a “winning” reputation while we put in all the effort and talent for nothing except the chance to writeabout our own personal agendas. That is truly the California laid-back lifestyle!

# Quote Kem Patrick: “...Since Hillary Clinton has said, she would take nuclear weapons off of the table, I wonder if that would include depleted uranium...”

Sorry, Kem, join the army and you get to use the stuff. You then are the sucker. Do they care? No! Doesn’t the army also have an opinion on DU and a responsibility as well? That and a lot of other things should be made to disappear from the Earth forever, I agree.

But don’t think that WHO will help. They have already been infiltrated. Check what is happening at http://www.healthfreedomusa.org/index.php and at http://www.codexalimentarius.net/web/index_en.jsp
All of this is being subverted for profit:-
Quote: “...The Codex Alimentarius Commission was created in 1963 by FAO and WHO to develop food standards, guidelines and related texts such as codes of practice under the Joint FAO/WHO Food Standards Programme. The main purposes of this Programme are protecting health of the consumers and ensuring fair trade practices in the food trade, and promoting coordination of all food standards work undertaken by international governmental and non-governmental organizations....” ---------->

But, Kem, as far as my story you complained about is concerned, I too have checked my facts on AIPAC and the Christian Zionists, etc etc. and I have already addressed that separately under more appropriate topics here. There are also topics more directly related to issues of DU and Iraq. Check the links at the top of the page for more recent articles not on the front page, eh.

It is you who perhaps have misunderstood. The topic here is Hillary Clinton and Dennis Kucinich. He has now gone the way of candidates who have to make political capital by attacking other candidates. By implication, this topic is also about Barack Obama, nuclear weapons and pre-emptive strikes but mainly in regard to the forthcoming Pakistan problem.

Just like the Iraqis, I guess they too will “Love America” for killing their people, polluting the land and water and mutating their children and forcing millions into homelessness. The USA missed is chance there in the 1960’s and things have gone backwards ever since. How does that make them evil? If there is one thing Christian Americans hate, its another inconvenient democracy which is choosing Islam.

As I said, the problem is in the USA, not in Israel. Americans only have to change their ludicrously selfish and self-righteous agendas on foreign affairs to stop all of these problems. If Americans have been manipulated by pro-Israeli imperialist-expansionist Zionists, all they have to do is to say “No!”. Why don’t they?

My guess is that both Nancy Pelosi and Hillary will eventually sidestep the AIPAC crowd and their Christian supporters. As with a number of problematical issues, though, that too will take some time and effort. Policy is changing but it can’t change much yet while it can still all be vetoed by the “decider guy”. He is not a Democrat, by the way, but he has become an embarrassment to his own party which now risks cumulative electoral disaster. They want change now, too.

#94784 by Kem Patrick

Douglas Chalmers on 8/14 12:33am blasts Paul M smith for writng the truth. I read that article Paul quoted and he is correct. The Christian churches do suport Zionism and that is what Paul was conveying. Why state Mr. Smith is guilty of anything, I understood his message and it was a good one. I think you may have mis-understtod what he meant.

Can’t you be more direct?

Just say it: the vast majority of Jews in America and around the world are Zionist (naturally). They are Zionist because Zionism is an inseparable part of Jewish culture and identity.

To believe otherwise would be evidence of willful ignorance or typical far-left identity-politics scapegoating.

Do you want to end up like Godsend? Falling into the lazy trap of pinning blame on the boogeyman of your choosing?

Kudos to Douglas Chalmers for bucking the Truthdig trend in this regard.

Douglas Chalmers on 8/14 12:33am blasts Paul M smith for writng the truth. I read that article Paul quoted and he is correct. The Christian churches do suport Zionism and that is what Paul was conveying. Why state Mr. Smith is guilty of anything, I understood his message and it was a good one. I think you may have mis-understtod what he meant.

Never mind again, it did post, I;llstick around. I’m sorry.

Never mind, just remove me from your mailing list. Thank you for the inconvience. Kem Patrick

I am newly registered. I wrote two comments and they were not offensive in any manner and were pertenant to the artile’s subject matter.  They were not posted. What am I doing wrong? I understand they would be posted immediately if I am regestered.  One was just written and submitted, th efirst wa written several hours ago. As it was abpout the same as the second, I would request the first be canned. If you do no twant me to post here, just let me know. Okay?

One of the commenters here, a Paul M Smith, mentioned the use of depleted uranium in weapons by the United States in the two Gulf Wars. I found his comment to be most appropriate, for depleted uranium used as a weapon of war, not only is a violaton of five of the war crimes listed in the Geneva Conventions, it also is the final word for the term, weapons of mass destruction. Thr very reason Bush started a war with Iran.__ Ironic is the word.

Since Hillary Clinton has said, she would take nuclear weapons off of the table, I wonder if that would include depleted uranium, (DU) bombs and shells?  The word “depleted” is a mis-guided term, designed to confuse the general public. DU is solid uranium #238, which is only depleted in the sense that it is not suitable for use as a fuel in a nuclear reactor. In solid form, DU is relatively harmless, the radiation emmited will not penetrate the skin. When it is used as a weapon of war however, it burns when the round strikes a target, the result is a deadly cloud of microscopic specks of uranium 238 isotopes, which if inhaled, will create havoc in a human body.

The DOD and personel in the Pentagon state that DU is not harmful. They lie, and they know they are lying. DU is a superb weapon, it is very dense and when a projectile strikes a target of armor plate, it will burn through and destroy any humans inside of a tank or armored personel carrier. The public has also been informed, the shells are tipped with DU. Another falsehood. A Abrams tank shell is ten pounds of solid DU, a 30mm cannon shell is 3.5 pounds of DU. Bombs may have as much as a hundred pounds of DU. We have scattered hundreds of thousands of TONS of DU in the Mid-East, Iran, Kosovo, Afganistan. In addition, since the early 70s our military has expended hundreds of thoudands of tons of DU in the United States on militay firing and bombing ranges.

The resulting smoke and dust does not stay put, the deadly specks of DU are microsopic, invisible to the naked eye. Winds pick it up like any dust and blow it up into the atmosphere and it may travel for hundreds of miles. If only one microscopic speck of DU is inhaled by a human, cancer of the lung is assured. When one considers, that in a single cupfull of powdered DU, there would be five billion specks of DU floating through the air. There are many, many cupfulls in hundreds of thousands of tons. It’s all over the cuntry.

The U.S. arms industry has now sold DU weaponry to 29 other countries. Good money in atomic waste weapons.  The munitioons manufacturers get the depleted uranium from the atomic power plants for almost nothing, sometimes for nothing, the nuclear power industry does to have to spend good money to ‘safely’ store it forever, as they have sworn to the NRCand to us, they would safely store it forever, before being allowed to open and operate a nuclear power plant. 

I will stop, I’m not a doctor or a scientist, I am you, one of the bloggers. I do get my information from reading articles available in books and on the internet, written by doctors and scientists who are very concerned, but are hitting the stone walls put up by various governments officials and respected organizations like WHO. Who has been compromised by someone with money and or influence. Why? I’m not sure, but the genie is out of the bottle and no one wants to admit it was a horrible error to use DU for any purpose and may be the worst mistake ever committed by mankind. The radiation hazard of DU is far worse than any atomic bombs we have ever exploded and the radiation hazards last far longer.

Here is just one wevsite of more than many thousand.Thisone explains what DU contamination is doing to just one of our states, and Linda Kroll, a retired nurse, is not able to get it stopped from being tested at military bases on the Islands of Hawaii. I warn, some of the photos are disturbing.

http://www.protecthawaii.ws/page2.html

#94689 by vet240 on 8/13 at 5:45 pm: “...Clinton said, “Presidents since the Cold War have used nuclear deterrents to keep the peace, and I don’t believe any president should make blanket statements with the regard to use or nonuse of nuclear weapons.”

#vet240: “That thinking is so wrong headed! How much “Peace” has there been in the world to date? If she means keeping the big powers from each others throats, then maybe there is some truth to her statement. .......The problem is that we appear to be using our Nuclear detterence to assure we can invade any non-super power with the feeling of omnipotence.........

Certainly we have the weapons systems that assure we could in theory completely destroy any country. But what would that accomplish but world-wide hatred and the ultimate end of America. .......Our leaders have seen fit to make us vulnerable to economic destruction by almost any consortorium of nation who simply decide to call in their loans........

On the contrary Ms. Clinton, America should unilateraly announce further reduction of our Nuclear, Biological and Chemical arsonels....” ------------------------>

Oh, yes, vet240, this is the rub - and it is confusing for idealistic voters, yet a little patient analysis proves that things can get better. After all, this is about electing a new president for a new era of politics in the USA.

These things are true:-
* The USA is a nuclear superpower and has WMD’s and has used them
* There is less peace in the world as a result - and a tendency to acquire nuclear weapons
* Most countries hate the USA as a result - they would be happier to love the US instead
* The USA has effectively threatened pre-emptive nuclear strikes on any country

Its hard to come back from that position but a new administration with a new outlook can. A new president can’t, though, merely by ignoring responsible policy and the consequences. Its a painful step-by-step process and winding down the military-industrial complex will take decades.

Sadly, thanks to the Bush-Cheney Neocons, things have already progressed to a stage where it is really no longer possible to make blanket statements with the regard to use or nonuse of nuclear weapons. Any future president is stuck with that and we should be more realistic about it - for a change!

After all, its only a “posture” which has ramifications in the diplomatic art of war but it can’t be ignored in the real world. It doesn’t imply any intended use and Hillary has avoided that whereas Bush has threatened virtually every country around the world with his past opportunistic ravings.

If you want to replace “the art of war” with the “art of peace”, you do have to work for that as a goal if you really want to succeed. As the Machiavellian Neocons are about to (hopefully) be replaced, that shouldn’t be too hard. It will take a while, though, to earn the respect and co-operation of other countries now.

That has already started with the ascendancy of the Democrats in the congress and the senate and with Nancy Pelosi as leader but there is nothing to be complacent about. Others are watching but there is an awful lot of policy which has to be changed and it will take a while. The Democrats can succeed if they try.

#94719 by GodSend on 8/13 at 7:44 pm: “...“The seeds of many of the problems that continue to plague our mission in Iraq were planted in the failure to adequately plan for the conflict and properly equip our men and women in uniform.” (H. Clinton) - “...This is a feeble attempt to sidestep the REAL issue, which is the illegal invasion and continuing occupation of Iraq, as demanded by Israeli Zionists and the ‘Israel Lobby’! H. Clinton is a deceiver, like the rest of the Zionist worshipers of Satan....”

Oh, get off the grass, GodSend, please. Why don’t you just bring on your “protocols of Zion” agenda and be honest about it? Actually, Hillary Clinton is only a Zionist to you because she is a woman who dares to become president!

Then there is that “little man” who has put all those Smileys in your post (and similar posts). It couldn’t be that Truthdig has a misogynist agenda here too??? Let’s all hate Hillary is a trendy new club in LA, I guess???

Perhaps Scheer had to pay a favor to Swarzenegger and the GOP by having what’s-her-name writethis disreputably bigoted and biased article in the first place? Getting Kucinich to bag Hillary was the real ploy, wasn’t it? Dumbo!

I guess saying all those awful things before about Arnie’s blackshirted stormtroopers in MacArthur Park must have really had some effect.......!?!?

#94732 by PaulMagillSmith on 8/13 at 8:49 pm: “...RE: #94719 by GodSend on 8/13 at 7:44 pm “...Is there a doctor in the House? - who can cure America of life-threatening cancer (Zionism and Zionists)...?”
#PaulMagillSmith: “Having done a Google search on Zionists Mossad and 911, I agree with you our enemy is not necessarily the Republicans, but something more far reaching & sinister. The goal of the Zionists is world domination with a motto of, “By means of deception we will wage war....”

Oh, give it up, PMS. Stop expecting someone else to solve all of America’s problems. Its not the Zionists or AIPAC really but the people in the Christian churches and in business who support them and the “Christian” politicians who pander to them.

If you want a solution, it is how you deal with your murderous so-called Crusader Christians right here at home. By the way, don’t forget the gun lobby pack of killers.......

You are just as guilty as the ones who manipulate the game!

RE: #94719 by GodSend on 8/13 at 7:44 pm
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“Is there a doctor in the House? - who can cure America of life-threatening cancer (Zionism and Zionists)? Let’s hope so! Wouldn’t it be lovely if our Jewish citizens (NOT dual Israeli citizens) lead the way?!”

Having done a Google search on Zionists Mossad and 911, I agree with you our enemy is not necessarily the Republicans, but something more far reaching & sinister. The goal of the Zionists is world domination with a motto of, “By means of deception we will wage war.” Starting conflicts by means of ‘false flag’ operations are their specialty.

One thing we are in absolute agreement on is, “Wouldn’t it be lovely if our Jewish citizens (NOT dual Israeli citizens) lead the way?!”

It is imperative that decent Jewish people of the world take responsibility for ill deeds being done in their name, or they, too share guilt for the modern day holocausts that are happening & will continue to happen. Knowledge of a crime, and doing nothing to stop it makes for conspirators, who are just as guilty of the crime as the perpetrators.

“The seeds of many of the problems that continue to plague our mission in Iraq were planted in the failure to adequately plan for the conflict and properly equip our men and women in uniform.” (H. Clinton)

This is a feeble attempt to sidestep the REAL issue, which is the illegal invasion and continuing occupation of Iraq, as demanded by Israeli Zionists and the ‘Israel Lobby’! H. Clinton is a deceiver, like the rest of the Zionist worshipers of Satan. Deception is their trademark! EVERY Democratic Senator and member of the House is accountable to their constituents - and their constituents have demanded an end to the illegal occupation and WITHDRAWAL of American troops in the last election. It is the patriotic DUTY of Democrats to IMPEACH the traitors and criminals Bush & Cheney! But these Zionists bastards and traitors owe their primary allegiance to Israel! “I have loyalties that are greater than my party” (Joseph Lieberman - the Democrat/Republican/Independent ZIONIST).

All members of Congress who voted for Bush’s INSANITY and DECEPTION are TRAITORS TO AMERICA! What punishment do they deserve? Isn’t there some law that allows them to be shot on sight? If there isn’t, perhaps there should be? Maybe Bush will sign a ‘Signing Statement’ to that effect? Then he can shoot himself and nobody will object!

H. Clinton for president? In the word of that famous American WWII General in response to a German request for surrender: NUTS! The same NUTS! applies to A